True values entail suffering. Thatโs the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we donโt think thatโs completely real, do we?โฆLonging is true. It may be that thereโs no truth at all to long for, but the longing itself is true. Just like pain is true. We feel it inside. Itโs part of our reality.
Lars von TrierIf I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that Iโve left behind me.
Lars von TrierMore than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all.
Lars von Trier